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A whole forest to nest in. The wren needs one branch.

Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi 1 (Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease)

The source

"A whole forest to nest in. The wren needs one branch." Zhuangzi said it in Zhuangzi 1 (Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"鷦鷯巢於深林,不過一枝"

Original Chinese, Zhuangzi 1 (Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease). Chinese: Zhuangzi text via zh.wikisource; chapter title after Legge 1891.

Who said it

Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC). Taoist storyteller of the butterfly dream, the useless tree and the cook who never dulled his knife.

Questions

Who said "A whole forest to nest in. The wren needs one branch."?
Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC). Source: Zhuangzi 1 (Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease).
What is the original Chinese?
鷦鷯巢於深林,不過一枝. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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